The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-16
WILL MAL0NEY RETURN?
A DIsAGREEABLE QUESTION FOR
MR.. SHARP.

A Sensational Story from Montreal that
the Much Wanted Billy Has Dis
appeared Texas Siftings' Editor too
Sweet for the Prosecution-Yes ester
days Proceedings in the Case.
New YORK, June 15.-The jury and the
counsel were tardy in their arrival at the
Sharp trial to-day. The stories telegraphed
from J.achine and Montreal, Can, to the
effect that Billy Maloney, the expatriated
ex-Reading Clerk of the Board of Aldermen,
had disappeared from his hotel and could
not be found, either in I4achine or Montreal,
and was supposed to have come to
New York to testify against Sharp,
created quite furry among
the reporters, but it did not seem to disturb
the equanimity of Mr.. Sharpsor the counsel
for the other side Mr.. Sharps counsel
smiled at the suggestion that Maloney IS
coming or is here, and Mr. Semple of the
prosecution. said that Che prosecution had
not secured Maloney, does not expect to
secure him, and more than that he was not
needed.
Fifty-five of the twentieth panel of $50
talesmen answered TO their names. Alexan-
der E. Sweet, editor of Terds Strings, was
given seat in the jury box, but was i'm
SHARP IN CUSTODY.
The jury in the sharp case was completed
this afternoon and the oath was admins
tered at o'clock. Judge Barrett then
brought up the question of Mr.. Sharp's
commitment He said he did not want to
endanger the defendants life, and after
some discussion it was decided to have a
squad of deputies guard the prisoner in his
own house. The Judge asked Sheriff Grant
not to lock Mr. Sharp up but the Sheriff
maintained that he did not care to be re-
sponsible for Mr.. Sharp's safekeeping unless
lie was locked up. He said Sheriff Brennan
had been jailed for allowing Harry GENET
to escape, and he did not care
to run a similar risk, although Mr..
Sharp was willing to indemnify him for
any risks of this nature that he might run.
1t was finally decided, however, that in &C
cordance with Mr. Sharp's proposal an
adequate force of deputies should be detailed
to guard him. Under Sheriffs Sexton and
Deputies Burke and Currain were detailed
TO this duty After a discussion between
Mr.. Nicoll and the Court MIR. Nicoll said he
would be ready to proceed with the case at
o'clock
HOURS OF COURT DECIDED ON.
The jurors ON learning that they could
not go home desired to proceed with the
trial at that time and the court so ordered.
Judge Barrett gave the jurors permission
to name the hours in which the court
shall sit during the trial After
a consultation they named 10 a. m. to
/ p. M; 2 p. m. to 8 p. M, and Z p. m. to 10
p. m. These hours were unsatisfactory to
the court, and it was finally decided to hold
court from 10 a. m. to l p. m. and from 2 p.
m. to $50 p. IN. each week day except Sat
urday, when the single session will be from
ga m. to noon. The Judge addressed the
jurors, expressing his regret that he could
not permit them to go to their houses, and
assured them that all reasonable wishes of
theirs should be complied with. A recess
until Z O'Clock was then taken, the jury
being escorted to the Astor House by the
officers Of the court who will have charge
of them during the trial Mr.. Sharp also
went out to lunch in charge of the three
deputies, who will have charge of him.